“How does a male seahorse give birth?”
“With a Sea-Section!”
Funny but half-true. Among this unique species, it is the male who gives birth. Tiny baby seahorses are ejected from the male’s abdomen into the coastal waters. The number ranges from dozens to thousands!
JBCC Breakfast, with Cindy Charette
In May, I was invited by Cindy Charette, owner of the Sand & Sea Boutique in Jensen Beach to introduce my seahorse art at the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
Great Seahorse #1, Kelly Jadon, 2024, SOLD
I am currently working on a series of greater seahorses—larger pieces. Beginning with a recycled glass shelf, I drew an outline of what I wanted to create on a piece of paper. Placing the shelf on top, I began to move dark blue glass into the perimeter of the seahorse—a male—and later filled in layers of other stained glass.
Great Seahorse #2, Kelly Jadon, 2024—in the works
I have another shelf in the works! I located a really cool (is that word still acceptable?) blue-purplish dish that I utilized for the animal’s back dorsal fin. Other bits and segments are incorporated on the crown, head and along the back. Greater Seahorse #2 is soon to be finished and will be 12x21”. Currently, the clear area around the creature is being filled with a variety of glass motifs.
Summer’s upon us. Down here in South Florida, it’s already hot, hot, hot. The gators are on the move, with a sighting on my street late one night this week. Huge softshell turtles are digging up my flower beds to lay many nests of eggs. But the kids have finished school. The snowbirds have flown up north home and families are leaving for vacation.
My creations are approximately 90% recycled materials. I’m always in search of glass from busted up shower doors and colored or stained glass, especially brighter colors. Please let me know if I can take it off your hands. ;) Thank you for your interest in my artwork.
(C) Kelly Jadon, 2024